Intel partners with eight domestic manufacturers for 'Make in India' laptop
Chip
maker
The
companies Intel has collaborated with include Bhagwati Products Ltd, Dixon
Technologies India Ltd, Kaynes Technology India Ltd, Optiemus Electronics Ltd,
Panache Digilife Ltd, Smile Electronics Ltd, Syrma SGS Technology Ltd, and VVDN
Technologies Private Ltd.
This initiative underscores Intel's dedication to
accelerate technology-led growth in alignment with the
"I am very pleased that global organisations
like Intel are partnering with India, helping to build and catalyse the
electronics manufacturing ecosystem for laptops and compute," Rajeev
Chandrasekhar, Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT, Skill
Development and Entrepreneurship, said in a statement.
"This
aligns with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision to drive India's Digital
Economy to $1 trillion and enable the electronics manufacturing ecosystem to
contribute $300 billion by 2025-26," he added.
Under this collaboration, Intel shared its
expertise to facilitate the production of complete entry-level laptops in
India, which included utilising state-of-the-art SMT lines, setting up a
quality control process for components and even benchmarking of finished
products.
The
chip maker also provided support to ODMs spanning both
"By enabling the laptop manufacturing process
-- from surface mount technology assembly to finished product -- we are not
only meeting the demands of the Make in India initiative but also contributing
to the technological progress of the nation," said Santhosh Viswanathan,
VP & MD, India Region, Intel.
In addition, Intel will be hosting the India Tech
Ecosystem Summit later in November, bringing together a vast number of local
manufacturers to showcase a much larger portfolio of devices being made in
India.
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